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How To Make an Easy Simple Turban Head Band

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I hope you all had a great weekend. I made this turban  2 years ago but never upload the tutorial here.  I already uploaded the tutorial to my YouTube channel so if you follow my channel you would have seen it there. Here is the link to my Youtube Channel.

I used a cotton fabric for this turban and it could be worn at any time or season. If you want to learn how to make this beautiful turban, I will add the video below or you can watch it on my Youtube channel.



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DIY Simple Summer Tops With Straps

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How was your week. I hope its going great so far. I made this dress 2 summers ago but never got to uploading it on the website. You would have seen it if you subscribed to my YouTube, channel.

I wore it today and realized I haven’t uploaded it to the website. So I’m sharing it with you all. It’s a very simple top and could also be made as a dress if longer. 

I like that fact that I could put it together within an hour or less. 

If you’re able to make one, let me know what you think. 


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How to Make an Easy Simple Maxi Dress

Hey CocoZini fans,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. It was Mother’s Day weekend in the United States. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you lovely mums out there.

This maxi dress was done a year ago, and I’m only now getting around to uploading it. You would have seen it if you subscribed to my YouTube, channel. I just haven’t put it up on the website yet, which I’m doing right now. Please bear with me. 

Also, I have a few more sewing DIYs that I haven’t yet uploaded here, which I will do gradually. Have a great week ahead. 

 


 


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How to Crochet a Scarf – Easy for Beginners

2 years ago, my daughters bought me a crochet needle set for Valentine. They saw how I always admire crocheting and procrastinate about learning how to.

I decided to gradually learn how to and I made this simple scarf few months after. I hope you enjoy making it.

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How To Make a Simple Medium Size Face Mask

Hey Beautiful People, my Coco DIY family,

This is an older video that never made it to the blog. I made this mask two years ago with the help of my mask template or pattern tutorial. It can be found in the link highlighted. To sew the mask, I used the medium size of the pattern. For me, the medium is just right, it fit on my face perfectly.

I made several of these masks using my leftover fabrics and gave them to members of my church, as well as sending them to various charity homes through my charity Blessing Alms.

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How to Crochet a Beanie Hat

Hi Lovelies, hope you are keeping safe and your week is going great so far. I just started learning how to crochet and this beanie is one of the first set of crochet I learned how to make. I decided to make a video when I was making this blue one.

Let me know what you think.




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diy circle top

DIY Simple Circle Top


Hi Lovelies,  I can’t believe it’s March already. The year is going by so fast. I hope the year is going great for everyone. 

I haven’t sewn anything this year but I’ve crocheted a lot of hats and scarfs for the cold season.  I’m back in school for my masters and sewing hasn’t been on my radar lately. Though I have some dresses I made last year that I haven’t shared with you but will be uploading them soon.

I made this lined circle top last year and its very easy to make. I used an African print cotton wax for the brown and yellow one  and the blue and brown one is just a light cotton.  I was able to make a video tutorial while sewing it which I uploaded to my youtube channel. The video is also added below.

Let me know what you think. 

 

 

circle top


 


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30Mins Ankara Reversible Bonnet

Hello lovely people, it’s been a while.  I’ve been very busy since I’m back in school. I may have mentioned in my previous post about my search for a good Public Health college. 

Well, I decided to enroll for an MPH program at the School of Public Health at the University I work for.  I did my research and found out they’re one of the best Public Health Colleges in the US. That’s why I’ve been MIA. You can follow my journey on my other website www.bikeojomo.com.  Oh, I also wrote a book that I will be excited to talk about later. Here is the link to the book on Amazon.


I made this bonnet a few months ago. It’s a reversible bonnet with silk at the reverse side and I used this beautiful remnant African print Ankara fabric I have in my stack of fabrics.  I did a tutorial while making it and uploaded the video to my youtube channel.  Here is the link to the YouTube video.

 

 




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DIY Self Drafted A line Gathered Bottom Dress

Today’s post is a dress I made during summer. Some of you may have seen it because I posted it on instagram few months ago. It’s a very simple dress that you could wear with sash or without the sash. You could also lengthen the gathers on the dress.

I was on pinterest when I came across this dress worn by MimiG (picture below) and fell in love with the simplicity of the dress. I knew right away that I was going to make a similar one.

I decided to record a video tutorial while sewing the dress so if you like the dress you can give it a trial. Here is the link to the YouTube video.


What I did Differently

  • I shorten the bodice part of my dress because I didn’t have enough fabric so I measured it right to my hip but could have added 2″.
  • I also shorten the length of the gathers compared to hers.
  • I added a cap sleeves to mine

MimiG



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DIY V9315 – Crop Top -Sew-Along And Review

Hey Lovelies, I’m so excited about this top. It’s Vogue 9315. I’ve seen different varieties of this pattern being sewn and I really love them all which motivates me to buy one.

Going through my fabric stack I noticed this African print cotton wax fabric which was a remnant from a previous dress I made and right away I know that was the fabric I was going to use.

Here are what I love about the pattern. First, the long sash which you could wrap around twice in each direction. Second, the peplum sleeves and Third the crop is shaped perfectly.


PATTERN MODIFICATIONS 

Checking other blogger’s recommendations, I decided to

  1. Add 1.5 inches to the length of the top but it was still a bit short for me so next time I will be adding 2 or 2.5inches.
  2. I raised the neck by 1.5 inches because of my triple D cup.
  3. I added 3 inches to each sleeve peplum and increase the length by 1.5 inches.
  4. I added lining to the front and back bodice.

Going through the pattern, I do recommend the pattern and I think I could easily turn it into a dress.

I did a sew-along video for the pattern which is the video above.



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How to Make Kid’s Mask

Hello Lovelies, Happy New Month. I hope your weekend is going great.

I haven’t posted for a while because I’ve been busy with other projects. I made this kid’s face mask last year right at the beginning of the pandemic. It’s for kids 2-6 years old.

It was requested by one of my subscribers so, I decided to do a tutorial on it. It’s a bit easy to make. I lined the inner fabric and also added cotton interfacing, wedging inbetween the fabrics for more protection.

I uploaded the tutorial on how to make it to my youtube channel. The video is also added below.

Let me know what you think. 


Below is the YouTube video


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DIY Simple Off Shoulder Crop Top

Hey Beauties, today’s post is on a tutorial I made for my daughter’s off shoulder crop top.  A few weeks ago she asked if I could make her a crop top and she showed me an example of the crop top she wanted. She also went to my fabric stack and picked a specific fabric she wanted me to use.

I decided to do a video tutorial while making the top.

So, what do you think? 🙂

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Here is the photo of the off shoulder crop top she saw online.






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